dpb185
TT Enthusiast
Last Activity: Yesterday, 09:59 PM
Joined: 12-18-2020
Location: West GA/East AL
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Having just bought a 2000 205V (not XStar) a little over a year ago, good condition, 500-700 hr, 2000-2001 XStars were selling for $25k. Not sure if this is still true but that's about where the market was when we were looking. Since my family is primarily skiers, we went with the 205V over the XStar...Last edited by dpb185; Yesterday, 08:50 PM. -
Tracking fins tight ? Never had this problem (I've never ran my PS WOT !), just throwing things out there.Leave a comment:
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Just stick with it, we looked for almost 2 years. A boat is a big investment in both time and money so make sure you get what you want and need....Leave a comment:
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Make sure you learn the differences in the boats for each year. The biggest difference for us was the fact that the 2000 and newer models have wrap around seating. That plus pretty good ski wake plus good wakeboard wake made a 2000+ 205V a no-brainer for us.Leave a comment:
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I thought I'd mention the new shop because the address on their website is wrong. Don't waste 30 minutes like I did going to the wrong place.Leave a comment:
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I drove up to ND in November and had them put a tower on my 205V. They moved from the old location to a new (to them) location on Greenback Rd/Hwy-411 between Vonore and Maryville. Right across Greenback from Rudd Rd. The new place looks like a Walking Dead set, it's an old closed manufacturing plant...Leave a comment:
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Agree with this, no way your boat would run with that amount of water in the gas. I'm pretty sure normal (non-salt) water couldn't do that under any circumstances. Either salt water or some other chemical attack....Last edited by dpb185; 01-10-2022, 09:24 AM.Leave a comment:
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I'd be really surprised if water would cause that level of corrosion in one year. Looks more like some sort of chemical attack, low or high pH....Leave a comment:
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I would think a modern prop would be worth it simply because of the change in prop manufacturing technology that occurred in the late 90's.Leave a comment:
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I'm not sure it's as dire as they say in that article. I've had to put a tank of E10 in my Prostar before. The tank was empty but not dry and I ran out the entire tank before putting non-ethanol back in it. I have not have any issues.Leave a comment:
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Don't all marinas non-ethanol gas use MTBE ?
Found this on the web:
https://www.bellperformance.com/blog...-where-you-are...Last edited by dpb185; 01-04-2022, 05:54 PM.Leave a comment:
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Knock sensor will unthread with a 7/8" open end wrench. I usually just leave mine sitting on the floor of the locker still wired up (you can see it at the bottom of the last picture)
As for the red hose, I'm guessing that leads to a heater or shower ? Mine is a plug since I don't...Leave a comment:
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You wouldn't feel a thing ! I'd hate the trepidation when I finished skiing and looked down to make sure my feet were still there and intact !...Leave a comment:
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Man, I'm jealous !Leave a comment:
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That worked, thank you so much for the insight !
Although it was 1/2" on mine not 9/16"...Leave a comment:
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Thanks for the feedback, I ordered a new one from You-Know-Where just in case. I figured I can always send it back if it's not needed....Leave a comment:
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I'd be interested to see what your fuel tank looks like for sure. Keep us updated. I might be adding to my project list depending on what you find....Leave a comment:
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Follow up - I did some more research on this and this is apparently a Gates 38145 DriveAlign Automatic Belt Drive Tensioner. That problem solved. Now another question. I cannot get the black pulley to move in any direction no matter what I do. I tried putting the wheel against my vice and pushing...Leave a comment:
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LTR Idler Pulley
Silly question of the day - For anyone that's replaced the belt on an LTR 5.7, is this picture the idler pulley ? And if so, how does it work, do you grab the bolt in the center with a socket and pull it (spring loaded) like I've seen in some other engines or is there some other way ?
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Here is what I drain in the winter. There are 4 drain points on an LTR engine:
1) Starboard Engine Block
2) Port Engine Block
3) Exhaust Manifold Connector
4) Transmission Cooler
If you have a heater or shower you may have extras not listed here. I don't so I don't...Leave a comment:
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